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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2022 May 20;14(5):e25165.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25165. eCollection 2022 May.
A Rare Case of COVID-19-Induced Chronic Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Dhaval Patel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gaurav Mandal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lawrence Chukwueke[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kenneth Woods[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Chronic autoimmune demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the myelin sheaths. Myelin sheaths are the fatty insulation covering and protecting the nerves, and damage to these can lead to neurological symptoms like numbness, tingling, and weakness. CIDP is a chronic disease in the Guillain-Barré syndrome spectrum. Numerous case reports of autoimmune diseases linked to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been seen since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. We present one such challenging case of COVID-19-induced CIDP.
Keywords: acute motor axonal neuropathy; chronic autoimmune demyelinating polyneuropathy (cidp); covid-19; critical illness myopathy; guillain barre’s syndrome (gbs); intravenous immunoglobulins (ivig); weakness in the icu.
. 2022 May 20;14(5):e25165.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25165. eCollection 2022 May.
A Rare Case of COVID-19-Induced Chronic Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Dhaval Patel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gaurav Mandal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lawrence Chukwueke[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kenneth Woods[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35733465
- PMCID: PMC9205456
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25165
Abstract
Chronic autoimmune demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the myelin sheaths. Myelin sheaths are the fatty insulation covering and protecting the nerves, and damage to these can lead to neurological symptoms like numbness, tingling, and weakness. CIDP is a chronic disease in the Guillain-Barré syndrome spectrum. Numerous case reports of autoimmune diseases linked to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been seen since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. We present one such challenging case of COVID-19-induced CIDP.
Keywords: acute motor axonal neuropathy; chronic autoimmune demyelinating polyneuropathy (cidp); covid-19; critical illness myopathy; guillain barre’s syndrome (gbs); intravenous immunoglobulins (ivig); weakness in the icu.